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NASA's 'Hidden Figures' women awarded Congressional Gold Medals

Though they may never shed the label, the women who worked for NASA as human computers during the space race are no longer "hidden figures," and they now have Congressional Gold Medals to prove it.

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DK Metcalf Explains Intention Behind His 'Terrible' Touchdown Celebration

The Seahawks wide receiver's revolution fizzled out.

Sports Illustrated

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows how big a role music is playing in the 2024 election

Music generates passion and emotion, so it’s little surprise that popular tunes have been featured in presidential contests since the days of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

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32 facts about American Foxhound dogs

A hunting dog par excellence, the American foxhound is ruthless in the chase yet delightful in the family – with certain caveats

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George Clooney Praises Biden's Decision To Drop Out Of Race As Most 'Selfless' Act Since Washington

Actor addressed the issue at Venice Film Fesitval when he was asked about his op-ed calling for president to step aside

International Business Times

George Clooney calls Biden most ‘selfless’ president since George Washington after his damning op-ed urging him to drop out of race

Hollywood star’s essay urging president to step aside sent shockwaves through the Biden administration

The Independent UK

Democrats are finally done with the ‘high road’ – and hitting Trump where it hurts

Someone who has flouted US democratic norms as flagrantly as Trump does not deserve civility or respect

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Bill Clinton sends DNC crowd wild with quips about Trump’s age, ‘me, me, me, me’ mentality and Hannibal Lecter

‘The next time you hear him, don’t count the lies, count the I’s. He’s like the tenor warming up before the opera: me, me, me, me,’ Clinton said of Trump

The Independent UK

Trump’s tariffs could spark a trade war and an ‘inflation shock,’ expert warns

Joachim Klement of Panmure Liberum warns inflation could surge 1.2 percentage points in the first year after Trump’s tariff policies begin.

Fortune

Historians diving for balloons and hoping for hot dish: What Smithsonian curators will be doing at the Democratic National Convention

Three political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History are heading to Chicago and the 2024 Democratic National Convention soon to collect stuff – or as the professionals call it, ephemera: everything from balloons to tickets to articles of clothing. The Smithsonian’s political campaign collection includes items…

The Conversation

Will Tim Walz’s selection as Harris’s running mate shift the US election?

Harris’s choice for vice president has energised Democrats. But experts are split over if it will make a difference.

Al Jazeera

The new town I grew up in radically improved life for my family. Labour is right to champion them

In Washington, Tyne and Wear, we found space, security and community. It shows the power of good planning, says architect and presenter George Clarke

The Guardian - UK

George Washington didn’t have biological children. So, why is the criticism of Kamala Harris touching such a nerve?

In the past week, old comments by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance about people without children have resurfaced, offending huge swathes of the American public.

The Conversation

LeBron James holding the flag became a new George Washington meme at the Olympic opening ceremony

General LeBron James led Team USA across the Delaware River in an iconic opening ceremony moment.

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Biden’s address was a moving piece of political theatre and a rebuke of Trump

Biden called for generational change and buried his resentments, but not without a pointed comment about his qualifications

The Guardian - US

Read a transcript of Biden’s speech on dropping out of the presidential race

‘I’ve decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation,’ Biden said in a speech from the Oval Office

The Guardian - US

‘Capable’ Harris and Biden’s legacy: key takeaways from the president’s address

Joe Biden gave his first speech since quitting the race – here’s what to know from the roughly 10-minute address

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden’s trajectory is like a Shakespearean tragedy

George Clooney could star as Biden in a rich adaptation of the pathos, tragedy and triumph of the president’s life in politics

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The Independent UK

How did a scrap of George Washington’s tent end up at Goodwill?

‘There are a lot of fakes out there,’ said Virginia history buff Richard Moore, who found the historic relic in Goodwill’s online thrift store

Fortune

History buff finds part of George Washington's Revolutionary War tent at Goodwill

Fabric scrap could be worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Evening Standard

Channel 4 pulls The Simpsons episode featuring sniper after Donald Trump assassination attempt

The episode titled Lisa the Iconoclast was due to air a day after the attack

The Conversation

How Smithsonian curators scavenge political conventions to explain the present to the future and save everything from hats to buttons to umbrellas to soap

Thousands of Republicans, from a presidential candidate to grassroots party members, began assembling in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024, for that quadrennial political ritual, the party convention. Political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History were there, too. They’re self-described “scavengers” of the physical objects that make…

The Independent UK

Channel 4 pulls episode of The Simpsons after Trump assassination attempt

Episode covered attempted assasination of a former president and was due to air on Sunday

Total Film

Giancarlo Esposito's unnamed Captain America: Brave New World character may have his roots in the X-Men mythos

Is Giancarlo Esposito playing a character who originated in X-Force in Captain America: Brave New World?

The Conversation

Donald Trump wants to reinstate a spoils system in federal government by hiring political loyalists regardless of competence

If elected to serve a second term, Donald Trump says he supports a plan that would give him the authority to fire as many as 50,000 civil servants and replace them with members of his political party loyal to him. Under this plan, if he eventually deemed those new employees…

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